What puzzles me is how thoroughly Ahab had persuaded the crew of the Pequod to abandon all reason and follow him on a foolish quest. Starbuck, Ishmael, and perhaps for a moment Queequeg, seemed the only sane men aboard a ship with an insane crew and an insane captain.
Human nature. Most people are sheep; they can't lead themselves, so they need to be led, even so far as be purposely blinded by some misguided sense of loyalty, as a majority of the Pequod's crew were.
I think the book is (among other things) somewhat of a metaphor of where different approaches to faith/religion can lead you. Most of the crew are technically Christians, but in name only, easily swayed by madman's conviction. Queequueg's faith is "child's faith" (17-19th centuries concept of a "noble savage"), he is easily swayed as well. Starbuck is too much of a good Christian - he can see through the madness, but is too timid and "good" to do anything. Ishmael is a philosopher, so he is carried along with everyone else, but gets to rise above the story and live.
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I really felt for Starbuck here in how helpless he felt, Ted Levine did a phenomenal job
This is my favorite version of the story. Excellent across the board.
Fantastic movie! The actors are breath-taking.
Oh, it's that guy from one of the Mad Max movies!
Toecutter!
Cool!
Mr Stubbs is Toecutter from Mad Max
Elijah was the Gyro Captain...
Starbuck has such a beautiful voice
Haha! I really love the interpretation of Starbuck in this version. A lot of his inner monologues became conversations with others.
@@Adnaka111 yes, I just love Starbuck myself, any Starbuck is a good Starbuck
What puzzles me is how thoroughly Ahab had persuaded the crew of the Pequod to abandon all reason and follow him on a foolish quest. Starbuck, Ishmael, and perhaps for a moment Queequeg, seemed the only sane men aboard a ship with an insane crew and an insane captain.
Human nature. Most people are sheep; they can't lead themselves, so they need to be led, even so far as be purposely blinded by some misguided sense of loyalty, as a majority of the Pequod's crew were.
I think the book is (among other things) somewhat of a metaphor of where different approaches to faith/religion can lead you. Most of the crew are technically Christians, but in name only, easily swayed by madman's conviction. Queequueg's faith is "child's faith" (17-19th centuries concept of a "noble savage"), he is easily swayed as well. Starbuck is too much of a good Christian - he can see through the madness, but is too timid and "good" to do anything. Ishmael is a philosopher, so he is carried along with everyone else, but gets to rise above the story and live.
Or maybe I'm just thinking into it too much. :) After all, madness is contagious, mass psychosis is a thing.
You know that Spanish Doubloon Ahab offered as a reward for raising Moby Dick? It’s worth a fortune.
Have you not followed America the past 4 yrs? We've also abandoned reason and are following a madman.
Buffalo Bill nailed his role!
"We;re not whalers anymore! You're Toecutter and it puts the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again!"
Haha! It's Buffalo Bill.
Ted Levine is The Business. I've absolutely loved everything he's played, even the stupid stuff like the cop in The Mangler.
Yeah, Buffalo Bill trying to inspire The Toecutter to mutiny against Captain Jean-luc Picard.
Which Ahab’s fate and pride did drag the ship down to doom and took him and most of the crew with him.
It puts the lotion in the basket!!!
thats dangerous talk i cant abide by it. mediocre!